The New "What did you do with your Z today" (with off topic replies) XIII

Nismo89 · 07-16-2014, 04:13 PM

off to work

Nismo89 · 07-16-2014, 04:13 PM

cya sometime after 9 tonight!

kenchan · 07-16-2014, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Nismo89

cya sometime after 9 tonight!

laterz, nismo!

Davey · 07-16-2014, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

for some reason i saw an is250 and is350 both f-sports yesterday and today.

i think the toyata-gods are trying to pursuade me from buying the abarth...
i like the shape of the new IS. but that flapper thingie that spins with the steering wheel..

lol@ flapper

I like them, too. I mentioned that I was upset at the loss of the 6MT version and people were like "BUT BUT BUT it's an 8-speed and it's really good!" which is great if you want an automatic but it's still not great if you wanted a stick like me.

kenchan · 07-16-2014, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Davey

I like them, too. I mentioned that I was upset at the loss of the 6MT version and people were like "BUT BUT BUT it's an 8-speed and it's really good!" which is great if you want an automatic but it's still not great if you wanted a stick like me.

i felt the same.

but i am getting older and im starting to make piece with AT's for grand touring purposes.. but the thing about the IS is that paddle that turns with the steering wheel.

i dont see how i can shift while making a left-turn. cause i cant in my other AT fit.

i will aways have one MT car though (probably my Z).

b15 · 07-16-2014, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

i felt the same.

but i am getting older and im starting to make piece with AT's for grand touring purposes.. but the thing about the IS is that paddle that turns with the steering wheel.

i dont see how i can shift while making a left-turn. cause i cant in my other AT fit.

i will aways have one MT car though (probably my Z).

My DD will always be AT (or DCT), and toy car will be MT (or DCT). Sadly, MTs will probably be few and far between 5-10years from now.

kenchan · 07-16-2014, 05:34 PM

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My DD will always be AT (or DCT), and toy car will be MT (or DCT). Sadly, MTs will probably be few and far between 5-10years from now.

yah, completely agree. even sports cars are pretty much all going to be electronic clutch so might as well start preparing.

btw, i meant "make peace" not "make piece" for all grammar police.

kenchan · 07-16-2014, 05:36 PM

dang, while you folks are flying all over the continent, it looks like i have to go to the other side of the globe once again this summer...

kenchan · 07-16-2014, 05:38 PM

maybe this time on the way back, i'll stop by at my pop's lexus dealer when he picks up his new NX and sit in a JDM IS350 for kicks.

b15 · 07-16-2014, 05:42 PM

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maybe this time on the way back, i'll stop by at my pop's lexus dealer when he picks up his new NX and sit in a JDM IS350 for kicks.

Thought you hated Toyota?

Davey · 07-16-2014, 05:42 PM

My DD was an auto and I traded it in for a stick. I got so bored driving it. Of course the first road trip I took it on there was about 18 miles of construction backup...

b15 · 07-16-2014, 05:44 PM

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My DD was an auto and I traded it in for a stick. I got so bored driving it. Of course the first road trip I took it on there was about 18 miles of construction backup...

If I lived in a less congested area, I wouldn't mind an MT as a DD. AT just makes more sense when my average speed is 16mph

Davey · 07-16-2014, 05:53 PM

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If I lived in a less congested area, I wouldn't mind an MT as a DD. AT just makes more sense when my average speed is 16mph

I hear you... Most days it's slow but steady and I'm OK. I really didn't mind the auto when the traffic got bad but it was a really boring car.

I guess a funner, sportier car with an auto wouldn't be too bad as a DD.

b15 · 07-16-2014, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Davey

I hear you... Most days it's slow but steady and I'm OK. I really didn't mind the auto when the traffic got bad but it was a really boring car.

I guess a funner, sportier car with an auto wouldn't be too bad as a DD.

Yeah it's not so much the MT that bothers me, it's the idiot AT drivers that don't understand proper vehicle spacing and accelerate for 5ft then hit their brakes repeatedly. When I'm in the Z and stuck in traffic, I generally like to be around the semi's because they get it. I just stick it in 2nd and coast.

ZMan8 · 07-16-2014, 06:22 PM

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Yeah it's not so much the MT that bothers me, it's the idiot AT drivers that don't understand proper vehicle spacing and accelerate for 5ft then hit their brakes repeatedly. When I'm in the Z and stuck in traffic, I generally like to be around the semi's because they get it. I just stick it in 2nd and coast.

That's exactly what I do.

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